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as our own richard engel found out earlier today. >>> back with more on this storm, nbc's richard engel got up above the city of new york in a police chopper today to see the damage and the challenge that now lies ahead. here now, some of that vantage point. >> reporter: from here, you can see the skyline, the iconic image. new york city, surrounded by water, and now partly under water. there are the pumps, you see the pumps. at the tip of manhattan, the south ferry subway station is simply out of commission. >> from where we are at the top of this water, the top of the flooding to the very bottom, how deep is this pool? >> i would say we have about 20 feet to get to the platform. >> reporter: there is a plan to get the water out. so you're sending a train that also pumps water? into the under water tunnels? >> we'll bring it in, submerge it slightly, and we'll have a hose. and we'll begin sucking the water up this is the longest of its kind in america >> reporter: this now holds 40 million gallons of water that must be removed with care. >> some places we could probably pump out quicke
as our own richard engel found out earlier today. >>> back with more on this storm, nbc's richard engel got up above the city of new york in a police chopper today to see the damage and the challenge that now lies ahead. here now, some of that vantage point. >> reporter: from here, you can see the skyline, the iconic image. new york city, surrounded by water, and now partly under water. there are the pumps, you see the pumps. at the tip of manhattan, the south ferry subway...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more from cairo. >> reporter: tens of thousands came, down with morsy, they shouted. leave, leave. what a change for the new egyptian president. just last week, he won praise from mediating an end to the gaza crisis. but then, riding high, morsy shocked the country, declaring his decisions above the law. leaving parliament and the courts virtually powerless. now his loyalists have pushed through a new constitution in a single day. judges call it illegal. but they have been silenced. it triggered a wave of protests. the anger is also directed to the united states, people say president obama has gone too far to embrace the muslim brotherhood and has been too quick to praise president morsy, only making him bolder to take this controversial power grab. the demonstrators say the new constitution favors the islamic extremists, and allows citizens to become morality police, and doesn't protect women enough. >> they're trying to ruin the country. this eighteen-year-old student says that the area is dominated by the religious zealots. >>. >>> p
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more from cairo. >> reporter: tens of thousands came, down with morsy, they shouted. leave, leave. what a change for the new egyptian president. just last week, he won praise from mediating an end to the gaza crisis. but then, riding high, morsy shocked the country, declaring his decisions above the law. leaving parliament and the courts virtually powerless. now his loyalists have pushed through a new constitution in a single day. judges...
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we're on the ground on both sides of this conflict starting with richard engel in gaza. >> reporter: good evening, lester, israel appears to have exceptionally good intelligence about hamas and today was able to target individual militants in their homes, but they're also killing anyone who happens to be around them. this was a three-story house of hamas militants. israel says it's using precision strikes against gaza. >> there were eight people in this house when they were attacked and they have already pulled out three bodies. there was total panic as rescue cr crews gasans feel that israel what no regard for life. israel warned gazans to stay away from all hamas locations. this man lived next to a hamas police station. now he doesn't have a home. we can expect anything from israelis. mourners for another hamas militant targeted today, witnesses showed up with the shell that killed the young militants. they say it was fired from an israeli ship. and warships fired more rounds. but that volley didn't stop the funeral. more about expressing defiance here than sadness. they're taking
we're on the ground on both sides of this conflict starting with richard engel in gaza. >> reporter: good evening, lester, israel appears to have exceptionally good intelligence about hamas and today was able to target individual militants in their homes, but they're also killing anyone who happens to be around them. this was a three-story house of hamas militants. israel says it's using precision strikes against gaza. >> there were eight people in this house when they were attacked...
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and nbc's foreign correspondent, richard engel was there. u.s. troops responded to an attack by the taliban gunmen >> reporter: the marine outpost was attacked moments ago, now those responsible are being searched for. dozens of men are in the marine compound. it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines dive into a rooftop. from here, they can see silhouettes of men hiding and shooting. >> he is popping out the right-hand side of the wall. >> yeah, that is where i spotted him. >> reporter: it is not clear if this is the same taliban that attacked the base. >> they think there are about 20 or 30 hiding, yards from here. some with rpgs, some with assault rifles, they called in air support, right now they're trying to flush them out, drive them into the open. >> what side of the compound? the navy corpmen and a few afgha
and nbc's foreign correspondent, richard engel was there. u.s. troops responded to an attack by the taliban gunmen >> reporter: the marine outpost was attacked moments ago, now those responsible are being searched for. dozens of men are in the marine compound. it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >>...
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and our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel is in gaza city, let's begin with you, richard. >> reporter: good evening, kate, israeli drones are still in the sky here, but for the first time no air strikes. and hamas is considering this a major victory, which it earned in blood. moments after the truce announcement, they came with flags, and drums and lots of guns, cheering death to israel, with a few deaths to americans mixed in. after a war hamas believes was its return to the world stage. people are coming out of their homes to join this spontaneous celebration. gaza has paid a heavy price, but here, they are convinced that hamas forced israel to accept the cease-fire. >> reporter: that price, more than 160 dead, health officials say, including 42 children. over 1200 injured, and dozens of buildings destroyed, many of them just hours before the cease-fire. >> this was israel's biggest target by far, the massive government complex, where hamas distributed all social services to the gaza strip. >> reporter: as we filmed, a sense of what the people had to endure. and the israeli
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richard engel, you have more on that attack today? >> reporter: cooperation between u.s. and afghan forces is the mission now. it is the american exit strategy. but this recent spate of insider attacks seems to show that the exit strategy isn't working. even the scene of the aftermath isn't encouraging. after gang security forces investigating themselves, a training mission where who's in charge, who can be trusted is now unclear. last night an afghan soldier known here as a & a walked up into a group of an unsuspecting group and opened fire. >> in an ensuing exchange of fire, three a & a personnel are reported to have died. we deeply regret the loss of life in this tragic incident. >> reporter: tragic certainly but some commanders have suggested it's cultural misunderstanding. it's the 57 death like this this year. the commanding general here spoke with lester about it. >> we're going to work as hard as we possibly can around the clock to understand the problem and i think we have a good grip on it now and to work closely with our afghan partners to eliminate this threat
richard engel, you have more on that attack today? >> reporter: cooperation between u.s. and afghan forces is the mission now. it is the american exit strategy. but this recent spate of insider attacks seems to show that the exit strategy isn't working. even the scene of the aftermath isn't encouraging. after gang security forces investigating themselves, a training mission where who's in charge, who can be trusted is now unclear. last night an afghan soldier known here as a & a...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel just back from there is with us in the studio this evening. >> a u.s. official tells us over the last several days syria has been moving some of its chemical weapons. u.s. officials don't know exactly why but there are reports that the syrians are moving the chemical weapons from one location to a slightly more secure location. any time a government that is accused of massacring its own people including at least a hundred people yesterday starts moving chemical weapons it is obviously a cause of great concern. [ chanting ] >> reporter: many syrians want to know how many more massacres must happen before outside help arrives. protesters across syria accuse the army and pro assad militia of getting in and carrying out atrocities. the latest massacre began according to the syrian opposition and the united nations. with a military bombardment on the village of tremzi. we spoke to one activist who, fearing reprisal, didn't want to be identified. >> it was heavy, heavy artillery, the shelling from the airplanes and there were two, two heavy rockets
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embassy in tripoli. >> all right, richard engel, back in tahrir square, cairo tonight. thank you, richard, we'll have more on this anti-islam film in just a second. >>> but first, we're learning more tonight about the other americans killed in the raid on our consulate that took the life of the u.s. ambassador. two of them were former navy seals who were working on a private security detail, one just identified today as tyrone woods, a 22-year military veteran, a father of two. the other, glen doherty, from winchester, massachusetts, also remembered by his family and friends today for his spirit. nbc's katy tur has more. >> reporter: a former navy seal, 42-year-old glenn doherty was working in libya as a private security contractor when the group of militants stormed the complex. today at his mother's home in woburn, a stream of mourners filed in all day. doherty's sister, kate quigley, offered a statement about her brother. >> glenn lived his life to the fullest. he was my brother, but if you ask his friends, he was there brother, as well. >> reporter: before being a p
embassy in tripoli. >> all right, richard engel, back in tahrir square, cairo tonight. thank you, richard, we'll have more on this anti-islam film in just a second. >>> but first, we're learning more tonight about the other americans killed in the raid on our consulate that took the life of the u.s. ambassador. two of them were former navy seals who were working on a private security detail, one just identified today as tyrone woods, a 22-year military veteran, a father of two....
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we have more tonight from richard engel. >> reporter: this is what he'll be remembered for, lockerbie, scotland, december, 1988. the debris of pan am flight 103 bound for new york after it exploded mid-air, killing all 270 passengers and crew onboard. 189 americans were on the flight. the man convicted of one of the worst terrorist acts before osama bin laden was abdel basset al megrahi. he was a libyan intelligence agent working for moammar gadhafi. three scottish judges found megrahi guilty of planting a bomb on the pan am flight. a fragment of its timer was found among the wreckage. allegedly wrapped in megrahi's shirt. megrahi's son said his father was innocent and that he died of cancer at home in tripoli surrounded by friends and family. many libyans claim megrahi was a scapegoat. but u.s. security officials say he was no patsy. he was a terrorist. >> this was a man who was an operative, who worked on behalf of moammar gadhafi, and was absolutely instrumental in the death of 280 people in bombing pan am 103. >> reporter: families of the victims today found some solace in megrahi
we have more tonight from richard engel. >> reporter: this is what he'll be remembered for, lockerbie, scotland, december, 1988. the debris of pan am flight 103 bound for new york after it exploded mid-air, killing all 270 passengers and crew onboard. 189 americans were on the flight. the man convicted of one of the worst terrorist acts before osama bin laden was abdel basset al megrahi. he was a libyan intelligence agent working for moammar gadhafi. three scottish judges found megrahi...
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>> richard engel starting us off tonight. richard, thanks. >>> and now to the crisis in northern italy, where a deadly 5.8 earthquake shook the region this morning. the epicenter was just northwest of bologna. the same area where an even stronger quake killed people just over a week ago. and once again, our own jim maceda is there. >> reporter: brian, i'm a few miles from the epicenter of the 5.8 tremor which hit this area earlier this morning, damaging or destroying a number of buildings, like this old apartment complex behind me. at least 15 were killed along the path of destruction. more than 200 wounded. and still seven people are missing, while rescuers continue to sift through the rubble. people here were just getting over a previous quake, which struck nine days ago with the same intensity and epicenter. thousands were displaced then. some are still in tents. they were shrieking with fear, in fact, running for their lives this morning when that second quake struck. in an area known more for it's parmesan cheese than it
>> richard engel starting us off tonight. richard, thanks. >>> and now to the crisis in northern italy, where a deadly 5.8 earthquake shook the region this morning. the epicenter was just northwest of bologna. the same area where an even stronger quake killed people just over a week ago. and once again, our own jim maceda is there. >> reporter: brian, i'm a few miles from the epicenter of the 5.8 tremor which hit this area earlier this morning, damaging or destroying a...
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richard engel, thanks for your reporting. >>> the uprising in syria killed more than 5,000 people. today it claimed its first western journalist, a french cameraman killed by grenade fire while covering the uprising in the city of homs. in damascus today, a rare appearance by president assad surrounded by security at a rally of thousands of his supporters. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal and outrage. we are going to keep it to this small still photo over my shoulder. we have blurred out the offensive parts, but the pictures show four u.s. marines believed to be part of a sniper team operating in afghanistan urinating on the bodies of the dead along with commentary along the way. our pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski is being told they are believed to be based at camp lejeune. the marines promise a swift investigation. if they are positively identified, they could face criminal prosecution. >>> there is a major decision to report tonight from the u.s. supreme court. it's about religious free
richard engel, thanks for your reporting. >>> the uprising in syria killed more than 5,000 people. today it claimed its first western journalist, a french cameraman killed by grenade fire while covering the uprising in the city of homs. in damascus today, a rare appearance by president assad surrounded by security at a rally of thousands of his supporters. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal...
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engel, good evening, richard. >> reporter: good evening, brian, israel is continuing its air strikes in gaza. in fact, it still smells of smoke here from one not far away a short time ago. a truce could be coming but it seems that the two sides will fight right up until the moment it is signed. one of gaza's tallest buildings on fire. witnesses say it was just attacked by an israeli drone. inside this building are the offices of hamas's television station, the second time in two days it has been targeted by israel, and this time there are casualties. as fire trucks put out the flames, word came from a militant who was killed inside. israel has details about the palestinian militants and seems to be ticking off its hit list, but not always with such precision. palestinians today buried 11 people, including children from the same family, and this morning, israel fired here, killing three people. >> in two minutes they destroyed all of these houses. >> reporter: hamas is not saying how many of their militants israel has assassinated in the last couple of days, by the count, it is 40, th
engel, good evening, richard. >> reporter: good evening, brian, israel is continuing its air strikes in gaza. in fact, it still smells of smoke here from one not far away a short time ago. a truce could be coming but it seems that the two sides will fight right up until the moment it is signed. one of gaza's tallest buildings on fire. witnesses say it was just attacked by an israeli drone. inside this building are the offices of hamas's television station, the second time in two days it...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is from our bureau in kabul. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. first off, the american staff sergeant accused of killing over the weekend 16 afghan civilians has been flown out of the country awaiting court-martial. arriving in afghanistan today was the defense secretary leon panetta. he is safely in kabul. i say safely because earlier in the day there was a brief incident which an afghan man set himself on fire on the runway as secretary panetta's plane was coming in to land. like the president today, the defense secretary had one main message during this visit and that was stay the course. continue the program to withdraw gradually the remaining 90,000 u.s. troops in this country over the next two years. the problem is many people in afghanistan have doubts about the current course. doubts about president karzai, doubts about the afghan security forces, and frankly, doubts about what can be accomplished over the next two years that hasn't happened over the last ten. >> richard engel from
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is from our bureau in kabul. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. first off, the american staff sergeant accused of killing over the weekend 16 afghan civilians has been flown out of the country awaiting court-martial. arriving in afghanistan today was the defense secretary leon panetta. he is safely in kabul. i say safely because earlier in the day there was a brief incident which an afghan man set himself on fire on the...
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brian. >> richard engel on the syria/turkey border. richard, thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. president obama campaigned in colorado today, a state where a new poll shows him trailing mitt romney, but he's trying to make up some ground by hitting at what has been a romney weak spot, and that support among women. a report from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: at a denver rally today, the president was surrounded by his most reliable support group, women voters and taking direct aim at mitt romney. >> they want to take us back to the policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century. >> reporter: playing a starring role for the first time on the campaign, the former law student who became a lightning rod after rush limbaugh denounced her for supporting contraception rights. >> miss fluke and the rest of your feminine nazis, here is the deal. >> for me it's been intensely personal. >> reporter: women, especially single women, supported the president overwhelmingly in 2008. an nbc "wall street journal" poll, they favor hi
brian. >> richard engel on the syria/turkey border. richard, thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. president obama campaigned in colorado today, a state where a new poll shows him trailing mitt romney, but he's trying to make up some ground by hitting at what has been a romney weak spot, and that support among women. a report from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: at a denver rally today, the president was surrounded by his most reliable support group, women voters...
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>> richard engel, who, again, has been able to file reports for us from northern syria during this conflict. >>> now let's switch our attention to this global gathering here in london for the 2012 summer olympic games and where the competition was concerned today and tonight. more surprising results in two of the marquis events here, swimming and women's gymnastics, both to be broadcast here on nbc in prime time tonight. now, veteran viewers may remember how we do spoiler alerts here. if you don't want to see the results, close your eyes or look away for a moment. we won't say anything on the air to give it away, but it will be on the screen, and then we will tell you when it's safe to look back. so starting now. the first bit of news involves the two big names from our lead story here last night, lochte and phelps. late today they competed together in the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay, and the results are on your screen. and in gymnastics, one of the olympic athletes favored to go all the way failed to qualify for the all-around title. she will still be able to compete in the individual ev
>> richard engel, who, again, has been able to file reports for us from northern syria during this conflict. >>> now let's switch our attention to this global gathering here in london for the 2012 summer olympic games and where the competition was concerned today and tonight. more surprising results in two of the marquis events here, swimming and women's gymnastics, both to be broadcast here on nbc in prime time tonight. now, veteran viewers may remember how we do spoiler alerts...
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turkey and syria were long-time allies but now turkey backs the antiassad rebels. >> richard engel in central cairo tonight, thanks. >>> here at home president obama was in florida today rallying an audience of latinos with a promise to fight for them in the wake of a major policy change announced last week. that executive order stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. the president fired back at critics who say he over stepped his bounds. >> so to those who are saying congress should be the one to fix this? absolutely. for those who say we should do this in a bipartisan fashion? absolutely. my door has been open for three and a half years. they know where to find me. >> mitt romney addressed the same group yesterday and accused the president of pandering to latino voters with the deportation move. of course, latinos are one of the key constituencies that could ultimately decide who wins the white house. tonight we begin a series of reports in the most fiercely contested battleground states zeroing in on the decision makers. and the issues tha
turkey and syria were long-time allies but now turkey backs the antiassad rebels. >> richard engel in central cairo tonight, thanks. >>> here at home president obama was in florida today rallying an audience of latinos with a promise to fight for them in the wake of a major policy change announced last week. that executive order stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. the president fired back at critics who say he over stepped his...
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>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by international treaties, that means not breaking egypt's important historic treaty with israel. he also committed to observe women's rights and minorities right, as richard said. and said he plans to be the president of all the people. will he honor those commitments? administration officials say their greatest leverage is, egypt's economy collapsed after the revolution. morsi needs us, they need billions of dollars in u.s. aid and imf loans if his government is going to have any chance of surviving. today, john kerry, who's done a number of delegate missions fo
>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by...
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lester. >> richard engel in kabul. now to the lingering questions over what exactly happened in and around the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, the night four americans were killed, including the u.s. ambassador. aman mohadin is in benghazi once again for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, the investigation into the killing of the americans here in benghazi intensifies. today there was a powerful message for greater unity in the region as protests continued against the american-made anti-islam preliminary. ♪ >> reporter: a prayer for peace in the heart of the middle east. pope benedict holding sunday mass in front of 300,000 worshippers. his message? reconciliation and tolerance. but there was little of either today as the demonstrations continued. also in lebanon today hundreds took to the streets in an anti-american protest. in pakistan hundreds of protesters clashed with police after demonstrators broke through a barrier near the u.s. consulate in karachi. protesters set american
lester. >> richard engel in kabul. now to the lingering questions over what exactly happened in and around the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, the night four americans were killed, including the u.s. ambassador. aman mohadin is in benghazi once again for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, the investigation into the killing of the americans here in benghazi intensifies. today there was a powerful message for greater unity in the region as protests...
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richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, weeks of political uncertainty are nearly over here in greece and its future in the eurozone is safe for now. the fear was that this election would spark the collapse of the eurozone so when greece voted crisis is averted. antonis samaras and his pro euro party eeked out a slim victory over an opposition that threatened to rip up a vital bailout plan. the next step? setting up a coalition in what he calls a salvation government. and greece needs saving. >> political uncertainty on top of financial unce
richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good...
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>> richard engel, again from th syria/turkey border tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, a quick weather note. the snow has moved out to sea but the mess remains across the mid south. as much as nine inches in kentucky, tennessee, parts of virginia, west virginia, the carolinas causing lots of trouble on the road. hundreds of accidents. several multi-car pileups. power outages, school closings reported. for good measure there is a huge storm moving east from the kansas/missouri border. >>> still ahead as we continue on this holiday monday night, skiing out of bounds, swept to their deaths by a powerful avalanche. tonight a survivor tells her story and talks about a new piece of equipment she says saved her life. >>> and later, the american with the right stuff. 50 years ago tonight he showed the world the u.s. was no longer second best in space. >>> it was a deadly weekend for skiers out west. four killed in two separate avalanche incidents in the cascades range and washington state. some experts say this is shaping up to be one of the wo
>> richard engel, again from th syria/turkey border tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, a quick weather note. the snow has moved out to sea but the mess remains across the mid south. as much as nine inches in kentucky, tennessee, parts of virginia, west virginia, the carolinas causing lots of trouble on the road. hundreds of accidents. several multi-car pileups. power outages, school closings reported. for good measure there is a huge storm moving east from the...
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richard engel with reports inside pyongyang. >> south korean ships are scouring the waters looking for pieces of north korea's rocket, in familiar its engines and guide anxious systems could provide a great deal of intelligence. here, they're continuing celebrations. yesterday, the government unveiled two colossal statues of former leaders. 50,000 military officers crowded into the main soccer stadium here in pyongyang. they were greeted by north korea's new leader. when he entered the stadium, the officers rose to their feet, they applauded and shoot shoute hurrah. when he left, the same display of faith and devotion. he didn't speak. they try to maintain an air of infallibility and rarely speak in public. tomorrow, we're expected to see the biggest patriotic display, a military parade. perhaps several hundred thousands of people taking part. we expect to see tanks roll through the streets. perhaps even displays of other rocket technology. this, the culmination of festivities here, despite the failure of the rocket north korea wants to show strength. lester? >> richard engel inside no
richard engel with reports inside pyongyang. >> south korean ships are scouring the waters looking for pieces of north korea's rocket, in familiar its engines and guide anxious systems could provide a great deal of intelligence. here, they're continuing celebrations. yesterday, the government unveiled two colossal statues of former leaders. 50,000 military officers crowded into the main soccer stadium here in pyongyang. they were greeted by north korea's new leader. when he entered the...
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>>> richard engel reporting on today's violence from cairo. richard, thanks. >>> and now we turn to domestic presidential politics. it's happened again. sunday morning on "meet the press" it was another comment by a politician that was rather stunning at first. still tonight it has both campaigns scrambling though it's been amended because it was a member of the obama team lobbing what looked like friendly fire at the obama campaign criticizing an attack on mitt romney he was expected to defend. our report tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: the stinging critique of the obama campaign's attack on mitt romney's experience at private equity firm bain capital came from an unlikely source -- one of president obama's own surrogates -- newark mayor cory booker on "meet the press." >> if you look at the record at bain capital, they have done a lot to support businesses, grow businesses. this, to me -- i'm very uncomfortable with. this kind of stuff is nauseating to me on both sides. it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enoug
>>> richard engel reporting on today's violence from cairo. richard, thanks. >>> and now we turn to domestic presidential politics. it's happened again. sunday morning on "meet the press" it was another comment by a politician that was rather stunning at first. still tonight it has both campaigns scrambling though it's been amended because it was a member of the obama team lobbing what looked like friendly fire at the obama campaign criticizing an attack on mitt...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is with u.s. marines in southern afghanistan tonight. >> reporter: near kabul's airport this morning, a car bomb smashed into a small bus killing, afghan police say, at least 12 people. most of them south african contractors. according to the american embassy in kabul, many of the victims were providing services to u.s. aides and other organizations. a radical group claims the foreigners were targeted, revenge for an anti-islam video. the group identified the bomber as a young woman. but it's not these overt attacks that are forcing the u.s. military to change policy. but a growing trend of afghan security personnel turning their guns on nato troops. 20% of americans killed in afghanistan in combat this year were shocked by their own allies. so overnight, commanders said u.s. troops will no longer patrol with afghans, except on big missions, with 800 nato troops or more, where there's safety in numbers. those major operations are rare. >> as soon as i come across. >> reporter: u.s. troops are here
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is with u.s. marines in southern afghanistan tonight. >> reporter: near kabul's airport this morning, a car bomb smashed into a small bus killing, afghan police say, at least 12 people. most of them south african contractors. according to the american embassy in kabul, many of the victims were providing services to u.s. aides and other organizations. a radical group claims the foreigners were targeted, revenge for an anti-islam video. the...
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that's where we find richard engel. >> reporter: a truce in syria doesn't seem to be in the making. new undated video shows homs, battered and lifeless. the red cross was only able to bring out around 30 women and children from the besieged city on friday and just a few more today. that's hardly a war zone evacuation from a city of 30,000. in neighboring turkey now, tent cities are cropping up full of men with stories like this man. he says, i was arrested on the street because i'm against assad. i tore a picture of him at the entrance of town. then, he joined the free syrian army and his punishment was 60 days of medieval torture including being chained to the wall, crucifixion style, with feet hanging off the floor for 12 days. they asked a lot of questions, he said. they said i was a traitor working for foreigners, israel and america. there are nearly 2,000 refugees, just in this camp. about 10,000 in all in other camps nearby. turkish officials say this could become a staging ground for humanitarian supplies to enter syria or weapons. they're just waiting for a green light to do
that's where we find richard engel. >> reporter: a truce in syria doesn't seem to be in the making. new undated video shows homs, battered and lifeless. the red cross was only able to bring out around 30 women and children from the besieged city on friday and just a few more today. that's hardly a war zone evacuation from a city of 30,000. in neighboring turkey now, tent cities are cropping up full of men with stories like this man. he says, i was arrested on the street because i'm...
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richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike viqueira reports. >> reporter: for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought. he's prepared to do what it takes to win. >> reporter: the race is already a dogfight, likely to be settled by independent voters in a handful of swing states. a poll shows a tightening race in three of those crucial contests, florida, ohio and virginia, with president obama holding on to a slim lead in each. >> 50% is almost a safe haven, safe territory for an incumbent. president obama is almost there. but you see mitt romney has room to grow and make this a very competitive contest. >> there are a lot of good relationships with a lot of groups. >> reporter: seeking an ed
richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike viqueira reports. >> reporter: for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought....
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engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good evening to you, this weekend both mitt romney and the president have light schedules planned. instead, they will be hunkering down in private, focusing on trying to refine their message ahead of next week's debate, that will be watched by the largest audience that either of them has seen all campaign. rallying supporters in pennsylvania this afternoon, mitt romney made this bold promise. >> you're right, they're wrong, and we'll win pennsylvania and take the white house. >> reporter: but for that to happen with polls showing him trail
engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good...
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our chief correspondent richard engel is reporting and today encountered the fighting up close. he reports from ariha. 40 miles outside the big city of aleppo. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m. attack helicopters circle the sky. from a rooftop we hear the assault begin. it sounds like artillery and tracings from the helicopters. we move down to the alley to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas searching for cover and rebels on motor cycles on the main square. it appears a large military cyc the main square. it appears a large military convoy was passing through and as the troops were moving past here the rebels in this town opened fire on them. in a makeshift rebel media center activists try to upload videos of the attack they have taken with small cameras. they show me syrian tanks are now firing. the rebels attack the convoy to prevent reinforcements from reaching aleppo but now this city is paying for it. back in the alleys men on motorcycles tell us there are bodies up the street, many. in a mo
our chief correspondent richard engel is reporting and today encountered the fighting up close. he reports from ariha. 40 miles outside the big city of aleppo. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m. attack helicopters circle the sky. from a rooftop we hear the assault begin. it sounds like artillery and tracings from the helicopters. we move down to the alley to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas searching for...
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among his friends and colleagues our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who has written a personal remembrance that we commend to your attention. we put it on our website tonight. >>> now we turn to domestic politics this evening. congress moved with remarkable speed today to pass the payroll tax cut extension through the end of the year. the bill passed today extends unemployment benefits, heads off a cut in doctors' medicare fees. republicans agreed to go along with the extension without offsetting budget cuts. today's action will add about $100 billion to the federal deficit. it goes on to the president for his signature. >>> we have news from the campaign trail. they have a big mess in maine. it was the scene of the last caucus just this past saturday. mitt romney won, ron paul was second. were those results really the results? not unlike iowa, it seems there might have been misplaced votes and the gop may have another primary embarrassment on its hands. the state party chairman in maine says some precinct results may have gone to his e-mail spam folder and he may have
among his friends and colleagues our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who has written a personal remembrance that we commend to your attention. we put it on our website tonight. >>> now we turn to domestic politics this evening. congress moved with remarkable speed today to pass the payroll tax cut extension through the end of the year. the bill passed today extends unemployment benefits, heads off a cut in doctors' medicare fees. republicans agreed to go along with the...
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nbc's richard engel is inside northern syria covering the rebel forces. >> reporter: aside from weapons the rebels also need strategy. rebel units generally operate independently or coordinate on a local or regional level. they don't always have a big picture of what's happening on the battle field nationwide. they need guidance on where to attack, where to retreat, and how to win a war instead of just carrying out somewhat random attacks and ambushes. >> reporter: the u.s. is stepping up. president obama has signed a top-secret order approving covert cia aid to the rebels coordinated from southern turkey at a command center in adana near the giant u.s.-run nato base at incerlik. >> both the u.s. military and intelligence community could provide signals intelligence support, overhead imagery from satellites or other aircraft, and they can also simply help advise them on military tactics. >> reporter: the rebels also reportedly now have shoulder-mounted missiles. though u.s. officials say not from the u.s. >> we've heard various reports about other nations providing it. we've heard repor
nbc's richard engel is inside northern syria covering the rebel forces. >> reporter: aside from weapons the rebels also need strategy. rebel units generally operate independently or coordinate on a local or regional level. they don't always have a big picture of what's happening on the battle field nationwide. they need guidance on where to attack, where to retreat, and how to win a war instead of just carrying out somewhat random attacks and ambushes. >> reporter: the u.s. is...
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richard engel, nbc news, pyongyang. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, cash mobs. friendly invasion of local businesses lending neighbors a helping hand right when they need it the most. >>> and later, a century of memories at the shipyard where the "titanic" was built. >>> we're back now with the sign of the times, a way of giving new life to this country's small businesses by encouraging people to shop locally. lots of people, all at once. they're called cash mobs. they're all about spending and socializing. nbc's michelle franzen has her story. >> reporter: a gaya d gaya de loretto's, a tiny brooklyn shop this weekend, a steady stream of customers swelled into a crush of shoppers on a mission. >> thanks a lot. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: in about an hour, this organized group, or cash mob, spent more than $1,000. twice the business for d'la reto, on a normal day. >> today was like a christmas day for me here with the cash mob, so it's pretty, it's a pretty special opportunity to have. >> reporter: her store opened just a year ago, and was chosen by the grou
richard engel, nbc news, pyongyang. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, cash mobs. friendly invasion of local businesses lending neighbors a helping hand right when they need it the most. >>> and later, a century of memories at the shipyard where the "titanic" was built. >>> we're back now with the sign of the times, a way of giving new life to this country's small businesses by encouraging people to shop locally. lots of people, all at...